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Thursday, July 10th, 6:55pm PDT
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
7.9 ft --- 96° 17-21 kt 70° 79.3 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
7.5 ft --- 99° 17-23 kt 80° 79.5 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
6.2 ft --- 85° 16-19 kt 80° 78.6 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
5.9 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 75.0 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 80° 79.0 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 79.2 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
4.3 ft 6 sec 142° --- --- 79.0 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 82.9 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
5.9 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 80.8 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
7.5 ft --- 85° 14-17 kt 70° 77.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
6.9 ft --- 80° 17-21 kt 80° 78.8 °F
Ritidian Point, Guam
 
2.6 ft 9 sec 73° --- --- 86.0 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 84.9 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
2.0 ft 10 sec 104° --- --- 87.3 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
5.2 ft 7 sec 95° --- --- 84.9 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
6.6 ft 8 sec 42° --- --- 83.7 °F
UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA
 
7.2 ft 7 sec 94° --- --- 84.9 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
5.9 ft 11 sec 164° --- --- 82.8 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
5.6 ft 11 sec 178° --- --- 82.9 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001)

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NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101)

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NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000)

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Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202)

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WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 
 Kauai Wind Observations
Lower LimahuliNW(320°)3-9 kt3:30 pm  Thu 7/10
Common GroundE(100°)5-10 kt3:30 pm  Thu 7/10
Moloaa DairyE(90°)3-13 kt2:45 pm  Thu 7/10
HanamauluNNE(30°)5-9 kt3:30 pm  Thu 7/10
LihueENE(60°)13 kt3:00 pm  Thu 7/10
Nawiliwili NosNE(50°)12-16 kt3:24 pm  Thu 7/10
PoipuE(80°)6-17 kt3:00 pm  Thu 7/10
Lawai NtbgE(80°)13-19 kt3:30 pm  Thu 7/10
Port AllenE(80°)18-25 kt3:00 pm  Thu 7/10
Makaha RidgeW(260°)3-10 kt3:11 pm  Thu 7/10
ManaSW(230°)5-12 kt3:34 pm  Thu 7/10
Barking SandsWSW(240°)10 kt3:00 pm  Thu 7/10
Puu LuaE(80°)4-12 kt3:35 pm  Thu 7/10
Puu OpaeSSW(210°)3-10 kt3:34 pm  Thu 7/10
Waimea HeightsE(90°)11-22 kt3:35 pm  Thu 7/10

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Hanalei tide chart


Waimea Bay Kauai tide chart
Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
Big Island cloud cover
Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
FZHW50 PHFO 101315 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 314 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 314 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure far northeast of the waters will drive moderate to locally strong trade winds. Trades may slightly ease early next week as the high moves further away to the north.




Kauai Northwest Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025

TODAY
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

FRIDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.

SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.

MONDAY
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Windward Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025

TODAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight.

SATURDAY
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day.

MONDAY
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Leeward Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025

TODAY
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

FRIDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers.

MONDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Channel- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025

TODAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Wetsand Hawaii 7-day forecast
Surfline Kauai North 3-day forecast
Kauai South 3-day forecast
Magic Seaweed Hanalei Bay 10-day forecast
Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed